ἐπιφανής

See also: επιφανής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ -φανής (-phanḗs); compare ἐπιφαίνω (epiphaínō, “to come into view”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.pʰa.nɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pi.pʰaˈne̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ɸaˈnis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.faˈnis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pi.faˈnis/

Adjective

ἐπιφανής • (epiphanḗs) m or f (neuter ἐπιφανές); third declension

Inflection

Third declension of ἐπῐφᾰνής; ἐπῐφᾰνές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐπῐφᾰνής epĭphănḗs	ἐπῐφᾰνές epĭphănés	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epĭphăneî	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epĭphăneî	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖς epĭphăneîs	ἐπῐφᾰνῆ epĭphănê
Genitive	ἐπῐφᾰνοῦς epĭphănoûs	ἐπῐφᾰνοῦς epĭphănoûs	ἐπῐφᾰνοῖν epĭphănoîn	ἐπῐφᾰνοῖν epĭphănoîn	ἐπῐφᾰνῶν epĭphănôn	ἐπῐφᾰνῶν epĭphănôn
Dative	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epĭphăneî	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epĭphăneî	ἐπῐφᾰνοῖν epĭphănoîn	ἐπῐφᾰνοῖν epĭphănoîn	ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐ / ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐν epĭphănésĭ(n)	ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐ / ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐν epĭphănésĭ(n)
Accusative	ἐπῐφᾰνῆ epĭphănê	ἐπῐφᾰνές epĭphănés	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epĭphăneî	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epĭphăneî	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖς epĭphăneîs	ἐπῐφᾰνῆ epĭphănê
Vocative	ἐπῐφᾰνές epĭphănés	ἐπῐφᾰνές epĭphănés	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epĭphăneî	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ epĭphăneî	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖς epĭphăneîs	ἐπῐφᾰνῆ epĭphănê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἐπῐφᾰνῶς epĭphănôs		ἐπῐφᾰνέστερος epĭphănésteros		ἐπῐφᾰνέστᾰτος epĭphănéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἐπῐφᾰνής; ἐπῐφᾰνές (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐπῐφᾰνής epĭphănḗs	ἐπῐφᾰνές epĭphănés	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέε epĭphăneî / epĭphănée	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέε epĭphăneî / epĭphănée	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖς / ἐπῐφᾰνέες epĭphăneîs / epĭphănées	ἐπῐφᾰνέᾰ epĭphănéă
Genitive	ἐπῐφᾰνέος / ἐπῐφᾰνεῦς epĭphănéos / epĭphăneûs	ἐπῐφᾰνέος / ἐπῐφᾰνεῦς epĭphănéos / epĭphăneûs	ἐπῐφᾰνέοιν epĭphănéoin	ἐπῐφᾰνέοιν epĭphănéoin	ἐπῐφᾰνέων epĭphănéōn	ἐπῐφᾰνέων epĭphănéōn
Dative	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέῐ̈ epĭphăneî / epĭphănéĭ̈	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέῐ̈ epĭphăneî / epĭphănéĭ̈	ἐπῐφᾰνέοιν epĭphănéoin	ἐπῐφᾰνέοιν epĭphănéoin	ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐ / ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐν epĭphănésĭ(n)	ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐ / ἐπῐφᾰνέσῐν epĭphănésĭ(n)
Accusative	ἐπῐφᾰνέᾰ epĭphănéă	ἐπῐφᾰνές epĭphănés	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέε epĭphăneî / epĭphănée	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέε epĭphăneî / epĭphănée	ἐπῐφᾰνέᾰς epĭphănéăs	ἐπῐφᾰνέᾰ epĭphănéă
Vocative	ἐπῐφᾰνές epĭphănés	ἐπῐφᾰνές epĭphănés	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέε epĭphăneî / epĭphănée	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖ / ἐπῐφᾰνέε epĭphăneî / epĭphănée	ἐπῐφᾰνεῖς / ἐπῐφᾰνέες epĭphăneîs / epĭphănées	ἐπῐφᾰνέᾰ epĭphănéă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἐπῐφᾰνέως epĭphănéōs		ἐπῐφᾰνέστερος epĭphănésteros		ἐπῐφᾰνέστᾰτος epĭphănéstătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

→ Greek: επιφανής (epifanís) (learned)

References

“ἐπιφανής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἐπιφανής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ἐπιφανής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
“ἐπιφανής”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
G2016 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- celebrated idem, page 120.
- clear idem, page 136.
- conspicuous idem, page 164.
- distinguished idem, page 241.
- eminent idem, page 268.
- evident idem, page 285.
- famous idem, page 305.
- great idem, page 372.
- illustrious idem, page 416.
- manifest idem, page 511.
- noted idem, page 562.
- obvious idem, page 568.
- overlooked idem, page 585.
- plain idem, page 616.
- prominent idem, page 653.
- renowned idem, page 695.
- visible idem, page 954.